Russian Hacking Group Sandworm Targeted US Before Knocking Out Power In Ukraine
The Sandworm hacker entity, whose targets have included the Ukrainian prime minister, does not work with other Moscow-sponsored groups.
Free 'Stars Wars: The Force Awakens' Movie Downloads Are On Kickass Torrents In 'Telesync' Quality
New higher quality downloads are available, but many will still prefer the movie in theaters.
Uber Pays $20,000 To Settle New York Probe Into Passenger Privacy Breaches
The settlement is the culmination of a 14-month privacy investigation by the state attorney general.
Chinese EHang 184 Drone Is A Human-Sized Autonomous Quadcopter That Would Make George Jetson Jealous [VIDEO]
The EHang 184 is a human-sized drone that promises to fly passengers through the air autonomously.
Hacking Forum Hell Returns Six Months After Adult Friend Finder Hack, But Users Fear It's A Honeypot
Nearly four million Adult Friend Finder users had their personal details, including sexual preferences, revealed.
UK Police May Use Drones To Monitor Protests, Siege Operations
The change comes amid mounting concerns over how unmanned aerial vehicles are used in the United States.
Security Flaw In Comcast's Xfinity Home Alarm System Leaves Windows, Doors Vulnerable
There's no indication the vulnerability has been patched.
'Destructive' Malware Led To Ukrainian Power Failure In First Blackout Caused By A Hacker
The country has launched an investigation into what prompted the Dec. 23 outage, which left tens of thousands without power.
Secretive Faraday Future Backed By Jia Yueting, 17th-Richest Person In China
The secretive California startup — expected to unveil something big this week at CES — could be China’s answer to Tesla.
GM Invests $500 Million In Lyft As Part Of Autonomous-Vehicle Effort
The deal represents the Detroit automaker’s largest investment in an outside company.
New World Hacking, Anti-ISIS Vigilantes, Say They Knocked Donald Trump, Black Lives Matter And BBC News Offline
First came the BBC, then Donald Trump and then Black Lives Matter.
Armed Oregon Militia Led By Bundy Family Takes Federal Building In Support Of Hammond Ranchers
The militia group entered the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge building after a peaceful march.
Chris Brown Investigated For Assaulting Fan Liziane Gutierrez In Las Vegas
The alleged attack comes after Brown assaulted the pop star Rihanna, then his girlfriend, in 2009.
Cargill Beef Plant Fires 190 Somali Refugees After Muslim Prayer Dispute Prompted Walkout
Cargill says it fired the Somali refugees after the employees allegedly left their posts following a disagreement about when workers were allowed to pray.
Israel Charging 4 Jews In West Bank Firebombing That Killed 3 Palestinians
The terror attack in a West Bank village in July killed an 18-month-old Palestinian baby and his parents.
Bernie Sanders Campaign Totaled $33 Million In Campaign Donations In Fourth Quarter Of 2015
The fundraising showing puts the challenger within $4 million of the sum raised by Hillary Clinton.
From The Pirate Bay’s Return To Kickass Torrents’ Malware Trouble, Pirates Dominated 2015
Despite a range of legal troubles, all the top names were back online in one form or another on the final day of 2015.
Ransomware Infecting PCs Via Drive-By Downloads; Users Become Victims Just By Visiting A Website
Drive-by downloads, widely used on illegal piracy sites, don’t require a user to even click a link in order to allow the bug in.
Congress To Probe Allegations That NSA Spied On Lawmakers, Israeli PM Netanyahu, During Iran Nuke Talks
Word of the investigation follows a report that the National Security Agency eavesdropped on Iran nuclear deal negotiations.
'Hateful Eight' Leaker Apologizes To Tarantino, But DVD Screener Season Is Underway As 'Big Short,' 'Creed' Torrents Fill Pirate Bay
One group alone is behind the leaks of "Creed," "Steve Jobs," "Bridge of Spies" and more.
Ukraine Blames Russia-Backed Hackers For Blackouts After Malware Discovered On Utility Networks
The country's security service has detected malicious software on networks used by utilities, and Russian involvement is suspected.
Anonymous Takes Up Avery, Dassey Case From 'Making A Murderer' By Harassing Andrew Colborn, Wisconsin Police [SPOILERS]
The 10-part Netflix documentary tells the story of a wrongfully convicted Wisconsin man who is arrested for murder after his release.
China’s Anti-Terrorism Law Could Mean Trouble For Apple Encryption, US Tech Companies
The final version of regulations taking effect next year does not call for mandatory surveillance backdoors, as U.S. tech companies had feared.
Free 'Game of Thrones' Torrents Ensured HBO Episodes Were Stolen More Than Any Other In 2015
"Interstellar" was the most stolen movie of the year, followed by "Furious 7."
Former NSA Director Hayden Backs Encryption, Advocates Military Force Against ISIS
Gen. Michael Hayden, former head of the National Security Agency, oversaw implementation of the USA Patriot Act and other intelligence measures after 9/11.
Controversial Cybersecurity Bill CISA Passes House, Takes One Step Closer To Becoming Law
It is a component of a vast spending bill that is the result of months of negotiations between Democrats and Republicans.
Xbox Live Taken Down By Phantom Squad, Lizard Squad Imitators, Ahead Of Christmas Threats
Christmas means turkey, family and...hacking video games? Not exactly a Norman Rockwell painting.
'Grand Theft Auto 5,' Adobe Photoshop Torrents Most Popular Among At-Work Downloaders, But Watch For Malware
Games and software applications contain executable code, making them riskier to download illegally than video files.
WhatsApp Voltou! Brazil Flips Judge's Decision To Ban Encrypted Messaging App For 48 Hours
Service was restored Thursday morning after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg deemed the decision "sad for Brazil."
Meet CyberBerkut, The Pro-Russian Hackers Waging Anonymous-Style Cyberwarfare Against Ukraine
The pro-Moscow group would love you to believe it's affiliated with the Kremlin, but experts say it's probably just a group of digital vandals.